I spent a long time chatting with Kang Shilin at the Kang Mansion, and it was almost noon before Zhao Ruxi came out of the Kang Mansion.

As soon as he got off the carriage when he got home, the concierge came up to him, handed Qing Feng a post, and said to Zhao Ruxi: "Girl, this is from someone from Prince An's Mansion, saying that Princess An will invite you to be a guest at the Mansion tomorrow."

Zhao Ruxi: "..."

Princess An? Xiao Lingpu’s wife? The young lady of the Cen family?

Does she want to cultivate the relationship between her sisters-in-law in advance, or is she trying to achieve some purpose?

Several thoughts flashed through Zhao Ruxi's mind instantly.

Don't blame her for overthinking.

After Xiao Lingyan made up his mind to take over, he was no longer as dedicated to assisting Xiao Lingpu as before.

Of course, he is not a fool. He can't say clearly, brother, I don't support you anymore, I want to fight for the throne by myself. In that case, Xiao Lingpu might just kill his younger brother first.

After Xiao Lingyan traveled through time, he never showed most of his strength to Xiao Lingpu because he wanted to keep the secret of time travel.

After all, the original owner was a child with little ability who was well protected by his mother and brother. He suddenly transformed into a smart, capable, profitable, strategic, and highly intelligent person. Doesn't that make people suspicious of someone who is possessed by someone else?

The small part of his abilities that he showed also showed up little by little as he got older.

After confirming Zhao Ruxi's identity and reaching an agreement with Zhao Ruxi, he did not want to expose Zhao Ruxi and bring danger to Zhao Ruxi. Therefore, he kept the money Zhao Ruxi earned from him without telling Xiao Lingpu. He used the money behind Xiao Lingpu's back.

In order to train dead soldiers, collect intelligence, make secret weapons, and buy food and grass.

Because of his participation with Zhao Ruxi, the Border Battle did not turn out as it was in the book, so almost nothing he prepared was used. In the end, it was still used in training dead soldiers and establishing an intelligence network.

Xiao Lingpu knew about training dead soldiers and establishing an intelligence network, but what he knew was only the tip of the iceberg.

But it was just the tip of the iceberg that made Xiao Lingpu discover that his younger brother was getting stronger and stronger, and his personality was becoming more and more popular with his father. Xiao Lingpu had more and more expectations for him, always hoping that he could show what he could do

He wants more money and strength to help himself, but at the same time he becomes more and more afraid of him.

He began to suspect that Xiao Lingyan no longer assisted him wholeheartedly and wanted to be the emperor himself. His attitude towards Xiao Lingyan also became strange.

On the one hand, he was nicer to Xiao Lingyan, asking for his welfare and caring, and in the name of caring, he controlled everything about Xiao Lingyan, such as arranging his marriage. Xiao Lingyan did not follow his advice and marry the woman he proposed, and he was very unhappy about this for a while.

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On the other hand, he made Xiao Lingyan spend money under various names in order to squeeze out the money he earned from the auction house; on the other hand, he began to set up an intelligence system and no longer trusted Xiao Lingyan.

Although Xiao Lingyan was a little chilled when he saw this phenomenon, from an emotional point of view, he had the memory of the original owner and did not want to break up with Xiao Lingpu; from a strategic point of view, with Xiao Lingpu standing in front, he and Zhao Ruxi were safer

It will be much bigger, and there is no need to draw a clear line between it and Xiao Lingpu.

So on the surface he still supported Xiao Lingpu. Although his support did not increase, it did not decrease either. Outsiders, including the Cen family and Cen Guifei, could not see the contradiction between the two. But Xiao Lingpu's support for him

The suspicions and the estrangement in the hearts of the two brothers are well known to each other.

In this world, Xiao Lingyan and Zhao Ruxi felt that the most trustworthy person was each other. Therefore, every time they met, Xiao Lingyan would tell Zhao Ruxi all the big and small things in the capital.

Although Zhao Ruxi was in Nanyang, she seemed to be deaf to what was going on outside the window and went to the farmland every day to see land reclamation and water conservancy construction. But through Xiao Lingyan, she had a good understanding of everything that happened in the capital, the temperament of several princes and the risks of their actions.

She took the invitation from Qing Feng and looked at it, and found that it contained a line of hairpin and small regular script, inviting her to have tea at Prince An's Mansion. The handwriting in hairpin and small regular script was beautiful, and she didn't know if it was written by Cen Peixuan herself.

She returned to her yard and wrote a letter in Chinese, telling Xiao Lingyan what had happened and asking him what to do. Then she sent someone to Prince Qi's Mansion in a generous manner and asked the concierge to deliver the letter to Xiao Lingyan.

Although women in the Jin Dynasty did not require three obediences and four virtues, men were still superior to women. No matter what a woman did, she should ask her husband for instructions and get his consent before doing it. This is an act that will be praised by everyone.

Now Princess An invites her to come over for tea, naturally because she is the future Princess Qi. So it will be okay to ask Prince Qi for instructions first.

When Xiao Lingyan received the letter and wrote a reply and had someone send it to Zhao Ruxi, the matter was reported to Cen Peixuan.

Cen Peixuan's beautiful brows furrowed slightly: "What does she mean? I, the dignified Princess An, the eldest lady of the Cen family, invited her to have tea, does she still want to refuse?"

"No." Her personal maid snorted, "Even if she is going to marry His Highness Prince Qi in the next year, isn't she still not married yet? Even if she is married, she will still have to call the princess sister-in-law and cousin.

.His Royal Highness King Qi treats you respectfully. She is too ignorant to put on airs in front of you."

Aunt Wan, the steward, gave the eldest maid a warning look and advised: "It is precisely because the princess is the sister-in-law and cousin of King Qi that she asked for instructions from King Qi, right? She acted based on the expression of His Highness King Qi, rather than acting in a good way.

Wouldn't it be better to make the decision? She will definitely treat you respectfully, Princess."

Cen Peixuan's face looked better now. She took a sip of the health tea handed over by Grandma Wan, stroked her bulging belly, and said no more.

Zhao Ruxi picked out a set of jade jewelry from her jewelry shop and went to Prince An's Mansion as scheduled the next day to submit the post.

Aunt Wan hurried over and smiled at Zhao Ruxi: "Miss Zhao, please forgive me. Our princess is twins now, so it is not convenient for her to come out to greet her, so she specially waited for her in the hall."

Qingfeng gave Aunt Wan a meaningful look, then turned to look at Zhao Ruxi.

It was obviously Princess An who sent a message to invite them. As a result, they arrived on time, and there was no one to greet them at the door. The concierge even asked them to wait until he could report. After waiting for a long time, Grandma Wan came.

If this is not a deliberate attempt to intimidate the girl, then it is an intentional neglect. What are the benefits of Prince An's house doing this?

Zhao Ruxi smiled, with no emotion on her face, and said: "Princess, you're welcome, I'm in a hurry. I haven't congratulated the princess yet."

"It's fine if Miss Zhao doesn't blame my princess. Come on, girl, please get on the sedan chair." Aunt Wan turned sideways and made an invitation gesture towards a sedan chair.

The house is so big that it takes a long time to walk from the main gate to the second gate, so most wealthy families have sedans.
Chapter completed!